Don't give up on Brian Quick yet.

I know we kept saying give him a few years since he is from FBS, but some of you guys seem to be ready to give up on him. Les Snead brought up a great point in an interview by comparing him to Shannon Sharpe from Fort Wayne State.

I know I'm comparing a TE to WR. However, they both came from a small college and took time to adjust in the NFL. Another reason I brought this up is, don't give up on Quick even if he doesn't have a break out year next year. As long as he improves, I think he will be set to go for Year 4. When I saw him get the ball this year, he was ready to make plays. Which is a great sign. I think he still has a chance to improve and easily become our #1 WR, if not next year, in 2 years! (#1 WR in the sense: our go to big physical receiver that we are looking for)

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I agree, although, it'll be interesting to see if we draft another WR, especially if it's in the first round. It's hard to say even what side of the ball we'll be drafting for, but I'd like to think our core nucleus of receivers are pretty decent. Pettis is a reliable target, especially on third down. I think if we see Quick and/or Bailey step up we're going to see this entire offense really explode. Who will be able to cover Tavon in the slot, Cook, and Givens? AND have to account for Stacy. I like our chances, we just need to mold an identity and that starts with ALL of these guys playing together.

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Quick looked to be having a breakout game against Carolina when Bradford went down. He did drop a perfectly thrown TD pass, but he still finished the game with 97 receiving yards. Then his production halted when Bradford went down.

As a raw receiving prospect, the first two years aren't usually too productive.

However, with Bradford back next season, and two years of NFL experience under his belt, I'm expecting some solid production out of Quick next year.

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As long as he's improving, I'm fine with keeping him. Some fans are just rabidly impatient and expect every player drafted to make an immediate impact. It's understandable after years of piss poor FO decisions prior to the Kroenke era, fans are uneasy. I just hope Bradford will stay healthy as his play will be key to Quick's progress.

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Very close to giving up. I think he was behind the eightball right off the bat. Drafted too early and I remember comparisons to T.O... Very unfair... Then to make matters worse Alshon Jeffery and Rueben Randle go after him... Gotta give the kid one more year...

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I know we kept saying give him a few years since he is from FBS...

I believe you mean F C S. This is where they have a REAL (24 team) college football playoff system. Fargo happens to be the home to the current BACK to BACK to BACK National Champions. The REAL Bison! 15-0 this year, 43-2 in the three year run! Even hosted ESPN College Game Day this year.

"You people point your 'f'in' finger and say theres the bad guy....what that make you....good?" Tony Montana

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I haven't given up on Quick, but the fact remains we need more production from a guy who was a 2nd round pick. Yes, he was a bit better in his 2nd year, but 302 yards receiving isn't exactly mind-blowing. I can't stress it enough: We need a stud at the position. We can't keep picking these guys- Quick, Pettis, Salas, etc. who turn out to be marginal or average talents who take years to develop. You look at this receiving corps and nobody "wows" you. We need offensive productivity NOW.

As with a number of other Rams- specifically on the offensive side of the football- 2014 will be a telling year as to whether Quick is a part of the long-term solution or dead weight which needs to be cast aside.

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Quick has the 2 years left on his rookie contract. I think we'll continue to see increased production from him. The coaches love him because he is a phenomonal blocker in the run game, and while his production went down when Bradford was injured, his value to the team actually increased.

Personally I'm fine with our receiving core - OLine and secondary are far more problematic areas unless Finnegan can return to form. I'd be happy to take a lower round guy, but I think we can be very successful with the guys we have in the passing game if they are given a chance to jell.

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To me the critical stat is the ratio of targets to drops. If he has a low one then we need to target him more, but that will require more time (as he's not a speed guy) for Sam which translates to better pass protection. Funny how these issues seem to interconnect. Definitely give him more of a chance to develop.